diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
index 21779e32a8..f511adab1a 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
     });
     this.applyEditorHeights(this.container.querySelector('.CodeMirror-scroll'), this.options.editorHeights);
     await attachTribute(this.easyMDE.codemirror.getInputField(), {mentions: true, emoji: true});
-    initEasyMDEPaste(this.easyMDE, this.dropzone);
+    if (this.dropzone) {
+      initEasyMDEPaste(this.easyMDE, this.dropzone);
+    }
     hideElem(this.textareaMarkdownToolbar);
   }